
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 7AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 13 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 33 | 43 | 43 | 51 | 117 | 100 | 64 | 47 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 99 | 124 | 139 | 110 | 92 | 205 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:49AM2.69m | 9:35PM2.63m | 10:20AM2.76m | 10:52PM2.81m | 11:37AM2.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26AM1.06m | 3:15PM1.00m | 3:55AM0.94m | 4:36PM0.93m | 5:10AM0.68m | 5:41PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 |
17 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 42 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 55 | 72 | 92 | 205 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | S 5 | N 12 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | N 10 |
9 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 87 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 13 | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — |
1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 5 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — |
31 | 33 | 43 | 43 | 51 | 117 | 100 | 64 | 47 | 40 | 36 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 55 | 99 | 124 | 139 | 110 | 86 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 379 | 329 | 329 | 379 | 379 | 392 | 152 | 152 | 144 | 392 | 9 | 23 | 9 | 23 | 806 | 410 | 392 | 333 | 309 | 302 | 307 | 297 | 226 | 0 |
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